Greuzie! I have been in Switzerland just under a week now and have to admit that I am no closer to understanding the language than I was before I got here. Even though they speak German here and I can speak a bit of german, the Swiss German is an odd variation and it has some particularly Swiss words that can really throw a tourist! Zurich is a bustling, corporate city full of very trendy, busy people. It has some great sights and a beautiful old town area that...

Oh dear, looks like have left this blog a bit quiet for the last couple of weeks, so I guess that means a long blog this time. Leaving off from Kylie and Dave's house in London, I caught the Eurostar to Paris and made my way to the hostel. I had 5 days in Paris and on Day 1, I took to the streets to discover a bit of the city. 8 hours later, I had discovered most of inner Paris and walked past, in, around or through... The Notre Dame, Louvre, Arc de Triomphe and...